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An Indian court has refused urgent relief to an SAP customer after the vendor withheld support due to EU sanctions introduced in the summer. The EU sanctioned Russia-backed Indian refiner Nayara Energy in July for trading Russian oil – already restricted following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Nayara Energy filed its lawsuit …

  1. VoiceOfTruth Silver badge

    India will make a home grown version

    And it will be goodbye to SAP.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: India will make a home grown version

      Who will? The market for sanctioned companies requiring SAP seems like it would be pretty slim, never mind how long it would take to develop a drop in replacement.

    2. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: India will make a home grown version

      Europeans cutting their nose to spite their face again.

      Why the hell should India be forced to pay over the odds for essential fuel, impoverishing their citizenry in the process, all to appease the weird, decades-long Neocon fetish to destroy Russia?

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Re: India will make a home grown version

        Russia always did the best to destroy itself. Anybody with a knowledge of Russian hsitory is dismayed to see how much Russian worked hard against themselves.

    3. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: India will make a home grown version

      Why it didn't already? Why Indians just "code" for others company and rarely setup their own?

      1. Mike007
        Joke

        Re: India will make a home grown version

        They have seen the quality of the code.

        Oh, compared to using SAP? Good point...

    4. best-heygman

      Re: India will make a home grown version

      Sure, sure. You can try do that.

      Or, alternatively, crazy idea, don't try to up your profits by supporting a regime that bombs hospitals for children and then see yourself as a victim if you fail to force other people and companies to help you with that.

  2. elsergiovolador Silver badge

    Pikachu

    It's funny how they see themselves as a victim.

    Such a backwards mentality.

  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    EU forgot

    India is one of the largest provider of fuel for Ukraine's military. I guess Russia is happy one way or another.

  4. PeterM42
    Mushroom

    Deal with the Devil....

    ...get burnt.

  5. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    EU hypocrisy ™

    a. The EU sanctioned Russia-backed Indian refiner Nayara Energy in July for trading Russian oil.

    b. The EU was the fourth-largest buyer of Russian fossil fuels in June 2025.

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